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I was watching Burns' "The Vietnam War," which featured a lot of recorded private conversations of LBJ. In some of them he expressed his insecurities, which could surely damage his public image if somehow released or leaked back then. Who made those recordings? Why? Does the practice still continue?

by /u/i_hate_usernames in /r/AskHistorians

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